It's a strange little film, following Dutch director Piet Hoenderdos as he struggles to understand philosophical questions about consciousness through interviews as well as (slightly cheesy) adaptations of stories from The Mind's I, a book which Hofstadter wrote with philosopher Daniel Dennett (who also appears in the film).

The film's title comes from an interview with Hofstadter featured in the film (starting around three minutes in), in which he says:

"I watch my own decisions and I feel, sometimes, as if decisions come from parts of me that I realize are not under what I would call my control. I realize that my own self is really not under my control. I look at what I prefer in life -- my tastes, my interests, my aesthetic preferences -- and I know that those things come from places that I certainly don't decide upon. I am just a victim of my brain. [smiles] But I have to live with that. And, I mean I'm a victim of my brain in that I can't play music as well as I would like to be able to. But I don't know, it's a very complex thing. I think being a good human being seems to be the much more deep thing in life than being able to explain human beings. But still, trying to explain them is a fascinating thing."

Victim of the Brain is available in its entirely via Google Video. If you're into philosophical issues of human consciousness (or awesome 80's fashion), you'll probably enjoy it. I do warn you -- it's dated and nerdy, but if you're like me you'll appreciate both of those supposed shortcomings.

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He even asked for lines to be written on an actress's posterior. (That request was denied.)